By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jameson Ehler drilled a three-run double in the bottom of the fourth inning on Saturday (Aug. 26) as Prairieview Ogden overcame a deficit and surged into the lead for good against Oakwood. The Mustangs went on to claim a 9-6 victory in the junior high baseball […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Montgomery places 18th at Doc Acklin Invite
By Fred Kroner Senior Lillian Montgomery was the lone Heritage participant on Saturday (Aug. 25) in the Doc Acklin Memorial girls’ cross-country race in Paris. Competing against 88 other runners, Montgomery placed 18th with a time of 23 minutes, 20.1 seconds. Heritage will return to action on Saturday (Sept. 2) […]
Heritage boys’ cross country finishes fifth at Doc Acklin Invite
By Fred Kroner Led by three top-20 runners, the Heritage boys’ cross-country team brought home a fifth-place finish in the 13-school Doc Acklin Memorial on Saturday (Aug.25). Freshman Clark Roland finished seventh in an event that drew 119 competitors. His 3-mile time was 17 minutes, 59.8 seconds. Teammates Aidan Ashbrook […]
Heritage Volleyball defeats Salt Fork in two sets
By Fred Kroner Loran Tate pounded eight kills on Thursday (Aug. 24) as Heritage dispatched Salt Fork 25-19, 25-23, in a volleyball match at the Salt Fork Elementary School. Riley Miller contributed four kills and Gracie Tate added three kills. Lilli Montgomery notched 20 digs to go with two assists. […]
Oakwood-Salt Fork Soccer loses to Watseka
By Fred Kroner Despite a 30-4 edge in shots attempted, the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision on Saturday (Aug. 26) at Watseka. Both goals were scored in the first half. Comets’ goalkeeper Jakob Rupp had one save. Oakwood/Salt Fork (1-1 overall and in Vermilion Valley Conference play) […]
Thomas Well finishes 9th at St. Thomas More
By Fred Kroner Juniors Thomas Wells and Brayden Edwards were the leaders for Oakwood/Salt Fork on Saturday (Aug. 25) in the team’s season-opening boys’ cross-country meet. Wells ran ninth in an 88-runner field with a time of 18 minutes, 22.4 seconds. Edwards finished in 22nd (20:01.2). Other team leaders were […]
Macie Russell finishes 2nd at St. Thomas More Invite
By Fred Kroner Oakwood/Salt Fork senior Macie Russell was the individual runner-up on Saturday (Aug. 25) in the 69-runner Saber Corn Classic girls’ cross-country invitational in Champaign. Russell finished 3.8 seconds behind the winner with a 3-mile time of 20 minutes, 42.8 seconds. Other team leaders were Callie Richardson (13th […]
Oakwood Football falls short in season opener
By Fred Kroner After allowing three first-quarter touchdowns through the air, Oakwood’s defense settled down and permitted just one more TD, but ultimately fell short at Momence 28-21, in the season-opener on Friday (Aug. 25). Momence led, 20-0, after one quarter. Sophomore Cameron Black led the Comets with 128 rushing […]
SJO girls’ cross country finishes third at Doc Acklin Invite
By Fred Kroner Two St. Joseph-Ogden athletes finished among the top 10 runners on Saturday (Aug. 26) in the team’s season-opening girls’ cross-country meet, the Doc Acklin Memorial at Paris. Junior Savanna Franzen took fourth in a field of 89 competitors. Her 3-mile time was 20 minutes, 16.2 seconds. Senior […]
Spartan volleyball defeats BHRA in two sets
By Fred Kroner Halle Brazelton collected 17 assists on Thursday (Aug. 24) as St. Joseph-Ogden won a non-conference volleyball battle at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 25-12, 29-27. Brazelton also had three digs. Peyton Williams totaled seven kills, six digs and two service aces. Ava Seggebruch contributed four kills and two digs. Addie Roesch […]